Ceylon: An Account of the Island Physical, Historical and Topographical, with Notices of Its Natural History, Antiquities, and Productions, Volume 1 |
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... Trees . - Coral tree 92 63 • The Murutu - Imbul - Cotton tree 64 -Champac . 93 The Upas Tree - Poisons of Ceylon 95 65 • The Banyan 95 The Sacred Bo - tree 97 66 The India Rubber - tree - The Snake- 67 tree 98 67 69 70 fætida Jaffna and ...
... Trees . - Coral tree 92 63 • The Murutu - Imbul - Cotton tree 64 -Champac . 93 The Upas Tree - Poisons of Ceylon 95 65 • The Banyan 95 The Sacred Bo - tree 97 66 The India Rubber - tree - The Snake- 67 tree 98 67 69 70 fætida Jaffna and ...
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... Tree rat 149 Story of a rat and a snake 149 • Coffee rat 149 Bandicoot 150 Porcupine 150 Pengolin 151 Oxen 151 . Gaur ... trees Doubts as to the story of Daldorf . 216 Fishes burying themselves during the dry season . The protopterus of ...
... Tree rat 149 Story of a rat and a snake 149 • Coffee rat 149 Bandicoot 150 Porcupine 150 Pengolin 151 Oxen 151 . Gaur ... trees Doubts as to the story of Daldorf . 216 Fishes burying themselves during the dry season . The protopterus of ...
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... tree . 360 The Mahawanse or Great Dynasty The Suluwanse or Inferior Dynasty . 360 Services rendered by the Great Dy ... trees planted by the Buddhist sovereigns Edicts of Asoka . 367 367 . 368 CHAP . VII . Page FATE OF THE ABORIGINES ...
... tree . 360 The Mahawanse or Great Dynasty The Suluwanse or Inferior Dynasty . 360 Services rendered by the Great Dy ... trees planted by the Buddhist sovereigns Edicts of Asoka . 367 367 . 368 CHAP . VII . Page FATE OF THE ABORIGINES ...
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... trees first planted 432 Value of artificial irrigation in the north of Ceylon In the south of the island the rains sustain cultivation Same indifference to trade prevails at this day 440 • 441 Singhalese boats all copied from fo- reign ...
... trees first planted 432 Value of artificial irrigation in the north of Ceylon In the south of the island the rains sustain cultivation Same indifference to trade prevails at this day 440 • 441 Singhalese boats all copied from fo- reign ...
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... tree and the Palm Fig - tree on the Ruins of Pollanarua The " Snake - tree " The Loris . The Uropeltis grandis A Cheironectes Method of Fishing in Pools The Anabas of the dry Tanks Eggs of the Leaf Insect Cermatia . The Calling Crab ...
... tree and the Palm Fig - tree on the Ruins of Pollanarua The " Snake - tree " The Loris . The Uropeltis grandis A Cheironectes Method of Fishing in Pools The Anabas of the dry Tanks Eggs of the Leaf Insect Cermatia . The Calling Crab ...
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abundance Adam's Peak amongst Anarajapoora Anim appearance Batticaloa beauty birds Blyth Boisd branches Brug Buddha Buddhist century Ceylon Chemn Chilaw climate coast cobra coco-nut Colombo colour comalie Conch Cram creature dagoba described ditto Dohrn early European exhibit Fabr feet fish flowers forests frequently fruit gneiss Gray ground Guén Hagen heat Helic hills Hist Horsf Hübn Icon India insects island Jaffna jungle Kandy Kandyan Kelaart king land larvæ Latr Layard Leach leaves Linn low country Mahawanso Malabar Méth moisture Monog monsoon mountains natives Neura-ellia Niet northern palm Pasc peculiar period Pfeiff plants Point Pedro portion Proc Rajaratnacari Rajavali Reeve remarkable resembling rivers rocks sand season seen shells shore Singhalese soil species stem Steph Syst tanks temperature temples tion trees Trincomalie TURNOUR'S vegetation Vert wanderoo Westw whilst Wijayo wind wood Zool
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